574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”

Michael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out with other university presidents. He also thinks some of them have failed a basic test of good sense and decency. It’s time for a conversation about college, and courage.

SOURCE:Michael S. Roth • , president of Wesleyan University.

RESOURCES: • " Opinion: College Presidents Are Supposed to Be Moral Leaders, Not Evasive Bureaucrats • ," by Michael S. Roth ( Los Angeles Times, • 2023). • " Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Said at Antisemitism Hearing • ," by CQ Roll Call Staff ( Roll Call, • 2023). • " To Testify or Not to Testify in Congress? Your Job Could Hang in the Balance • ," by Annie Karni ( The New York Times, • 2023). • " You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President • ," by Daniel W. Drezner ( The Chronicle of Higher Education, • 2023). • " The Case for College: Promising Solutions to Reverse College Enrollment Declines • ," by Katharine Meyer ( Brookings, • 2023). • " Arab Funding of American Universities: Donors, Recipients, and Impact • ," by Mitchell G. Bard ( American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, • 2023). • " Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory • ," by Annie Karni ( The New York Times, • 2022). • " Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities? • " by Michael Sokolove ( The New York Times Magazine, • 2019). Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses, • by Michael S. Roth (2019). • " The Opening of the Liberal Mind • ," by Michael S. Roth ( The Wall Street Journal, • 2017).

EXTRAS: • " Academic Fraud • ," series by Freakonomics Radio • (2024). • " Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School • ," series by Freakonomics Radio • (2022).